Darkness Fire
The Darkness Fire burned 12,200 acres in Broward County, Florida, in 2007. It was discovered on April 7, 2007, and contained on April 11, 2007. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 12,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 7, 2007
- Contained
- April 11, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.083, -80.667.
The record
- Reported final size
- 12,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 7, 2007, 8:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 11, 2007, 3:32 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Florida
- County
- Broward County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Florida Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2007FLFLS2007180088
Other large fires in Florida in 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugaboo Fire | 124,590 | ||
| Bicy Complex | 63,599 | May 7, 2007 | Natural |
| Moonshine Bay Fire | 43,562 | Feb 25, 2007 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 39,000 | Apr 16, 2007 | Human |
| Frog Light Fire | 23,250 | May 28, 2007 | Human |
| Mfc South Fire | 23,096 | Aug 17, 2007 | Natural |
| Mid Rest Fire | 21,151 | ||
| Balsa Fire | 18,027 | May 7, 2007 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 14,626 | May 7, 2007 | Human |
| Aprils Fools Fire | 11,600 | Apr 1, 2007 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,271 | Feb 21, 2007 | |
| Maltese Fire | 8,700 | Oct 5, 2007 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.